by Jeroen Vanhooren Biotope: Near the river banks of a small tributary of the Kuribrong river (Guyana) Dimensions: 70*50*35 (l*d*h) Technical description: Lightning: 1 x Aquatlantis Easy Led 6800 K (28 W) – time controlled. Filter: internal sump with 2 sizes mechanical filtration media and a biological filtration medium. Pump …
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Biotopes are great! Who doesn’t love a well designed and thought out biotope aquarium or terrarium? Perusing the web I saw that the Biotope Aquarium Design contest had released a printed magazine of contestants from 2016. I had to add this one to my collection of books and periodicals. Print …
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You can get some pretty good ideas for interesting terrariums and micro aquariums for the home. Lanterns meant to burn oil using a wick have a glass to protect the flame from wind and reduce the chance of fire. It also makes an attractive terrarium for home decor. “It was …
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In the aquarium hobby, we often hear about wild caught fish. More often than not we hear not to purchase wild caught fish. Are farm raised or captive bred fish the best option? Captive bred can really make an impact but sometimes, wild caught does more than you think. Which …
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Betta Farm Like You Have Never Seen Before Have you ever been curious to see how betta are farmed? This far supposedly has 300 thousand fish. With that many fish to take care of it has to be made into some kind of system. These small bottles have a cut made …
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Grow More of Your Favorite Plants Easily Have you ever wanted to have more of your favorite houseplants? With this technique, you can grow an abundance of plants. Soon you’ll have enough for new projects, to trade for new plants, or even give them away. Many plants can be grown …
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Outfitted with a few plastic bags and a camera Slamet sets off to hunt for and collect new plants for his displays. Cryptocorynes along the roadside are a commonly found but desirable aquarium plant suitable to be grown emersed above water, or submerged in the aquarium. It isn’t terribly uncommon …
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Save a Tree to Save a Tiger There are about 7 species of tigers currently considered endangered or critically endangered by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). If somebody shows you a picture of an endangered tiger and asks you “what is this?” your focus goes on the tiger, right? Nobody …
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Planted aquariums can be visually stunning and a great environment for livestock. However, you must commit to the all important regular maintenance routine that comes with them. Missed water changes or fertilizer doses, clogging of filtration, lack of water changes, CO2 running out, and plants being overshadowed all contribute to plant …
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Biotope Aquatic Design Contest has an amazing collection of biotope aquarium entries from around the world. Not only is the aesthetic design world class upper tier but the biotope aspect is second to none. As one of the most important contests in biotope aquascaping it draws a lot of attention from big …
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Biotope One A Study of Flora and Fauna